Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 804

"I've got painkillers! Get these into him, quick!"

Marguerite fumbled with the bottle, pulling out two tablets and rushing to Silas, but it was too late.

The pounding in his head had already taken its toll. Just as Marguerite and the others made a dash towards him, Silas had already slipped into unconsciousness.

Yet, even as his eyes fluttered shut, his gaze was fixed on Marguerite.

Violet's voice broke with desperation, "Marguerite, it's too late! Call 911! Hurry!"

Marguerite's hands shook as she dialed the emergency number, her voice steadying only as she gave the address.

Even as the paramedics loaded Silas onto the ambulance, she was in a daze, her feet itching to follow them inside. But she watched as Violet climbed in first, tears streaming down her face as she hovered by Silas's side.

Marguerite hesitated.

felt like an eternity, only snapping back to reality as the ambulance disappeared down the

for the engagement party were ushered out by the butler, Maurice

sought out Penelope and Jocelyn, her face a

Jocelyn, let's head out too," she

"Marguerite, what's the name of Violet's

"Silas. Why?"

"I don't know why, but I'm

Jocelyn's, steering her towards the parking lot. "If

that appropriate? We're not exactly family. Wouldn't

we didn't, given our ties with the Reed family," Penelope

she wanted to go, drawn inexplicably to the man she'd only met a handful

she was scared too. Knowing he was Violet's

Penelope parked outside the hospital, Marguerite turned to them and

Penelope nor Jocelyn seemed to notice anything amiss as they headed

a bench, her gaze unfocused as she watched the world